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Buying gifts, baking cookies and decorating and maintaining a clean home - as a Family Advocacy Outreach manager, I see and understand the challenge of keeping peace during the holiday season. Sometimes the easiest way to deal with challenges is to pause and look at all possible solutions before taking appropriate action.

#FlashbackFriday
Premier College Intern Program participants lift off on a UH-1 familiarization flight with the 413th Flight Test Squadron here on June 27. The 12 interns are in a new three-month paid summer internship. The goal is to recruit the best engineering students for the Air Force. #AimHigh
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Do you know these squared away Airmen? They recently graduated from the Honor Guard&#39;s 120-plus-hour course. Well done!
DYK: #Eglin&#39;s Honor Guard performs in more than 400 ceremonies a year. Their primary duty is to provide dignified military funeral honors for Airmen that served the country with honor. Their area of responsibility spans 20 counties throughout the #Florida and #Alabama region.
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#MondayMotivation The Alpha Warrior Tour obstacle rig is coming July 30-31. Do you have what it takes?
“I had never done this type of training before Alpha Warrior came to the bases,” said, First Lt. Nicole Mitchell, stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. “It was really fun and is a great way to help people get into a different workout routine.”
Alpha Warrior, built around a unique apparatus, challenges Airmen as they tackle the various obstacles or stations.
The AWT is open to all branches of service. Call the main fitness center at 882-6223 for information and read more here: https://bit.ly/2m4D4Rx
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The little bird, a baby least tern, fell from the roof of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron&#39;s building. When quick thinking LRS troops saw what happened, they called Jackson Guard for assistance. JG then enlisted the help of the 96th Civil Engineer HVAC personnel to access the roof. Once JG wildlife biologists gained access to the roof they reunited the young least tern with its flock! Least Terns are listed as a threatened species by the state of Florida. Well done Airmen! #FridayFeeling
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Surrounded by 50 state flags, a giant American flag, heavy humidity and almost 4,000 eyes, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein took to the stage during an all-call here.
The general addressed the state of the Air Force and the service’s ongoing effort to revitalize squadrons, strength joint leaders and teams, and advance multi-domain command and control.
He also praised Eglin’s efforts in the modernization field and with keeping the warfighter up to date on the battlefield.
“In the short time I’ve been here, I can say you are leading the effort when it comes to innovative thinking,” he said.
In his closing remarks the CSAF shared his love for the job and the people at his command.
“It has never been a more important time to serve and as your chief, I couldn’t be prouder to serve with you,” said Goldfein.
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"There are so many steps to get to where I want to be, but I&#39;m willing to go that far and do whatever it takes to become the best Air Force pilot I can be,” said Airman 1st Class Brianna Lisner, 58th Fighter Squadron aerospace scheduler.
Lisner was selected for a T-38C Talon II incentive flight with the intention of one day becoming an Air Force fighter pilot. #KnowYourMil
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#FlashbackFriday The &#39;Hog&#39; makes history
The A-10C has already demonstrated tremendous capability in supporting the Global War on Terror. According to then 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, Lt. Col. Evan Dertien, now Gen. and 96th Test Wing commander, putting this bomb on the aircraft "will give the A-10 an outstanding precision targeting capability that will help the Air Force continue to provide precision engagement."
While making Air Force history was a great feeling for the 40th team, Dertien said the rewards of a successful test are more far reaching.
"When the weapons are proven in combat and you get feedback from the deployed flying units that a capability worked as expected and made a difference in the fight, that&#39;s the big payoff," he said.
For the first time a guided bomb unit-54, the Laser Joint Directed Attack Munition, or LJDAM, was dropped from an A-10C November, 2008.
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U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 32 from Naval Air Station Oceana trained here at the 33rd Fighter Wing to integrate F/A-18 Hornet and F-35A Lightning II flight operations to prepare for joint warfare in the future.
“This training not only helps the Navy pilots and maintainers, but also teaches our Airmen how to operate in the joint environment,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Erik Axt, 33d FW Director of Staff and F-35A instructor pilot. “Changing the people and the assets we’re working with adds training value for all of us.”
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Test wing aces latest unit inspection
“Overall, the Inspector General&#39;s team was very impressed by the wing,” said Brig. Gen. Evan Dertien, 96th TW commander, in a letter to wing Airmen. “’Highly Effective’ ratings are very rare, so getting two is an outstanding accomplishment and reflection of your hard work.”
UEIs focus on helping wing commanders identify areas of improvement to better support the mission.
“The 96th TW continues to set the example for performance,” said Dertien. “When the final UEI report is released it will contain both strengths and recommended improvement areas. We can continue improving our unit to meet the needs of the Air Force and our nation’s warfighters.”
Air Force Materiel Command&#39;s Inspector General&#39;s inspection served as a continual evaluation of performance from April 2016 to now. The four major graded areas were: executing the mission, managing resources, improving the unit and leading the people.
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What we do.
Air Force Materiel Command develops and supports war-winning capabilities for the nation. That&#39;s our mission. Our Airmen support the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard and our allies around the world. Watch to learn more. #FlyFightWin

Remembering the Khobar Towers
The sacrifice of our fallen heroes is never forgotten. Each year, past and present members and families of the 33rd Fighter Wing meet at the Khobar Towers Memorial here to honor the 12 Nomads and seven other Airmen who were killed during the terrorist attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on June 25, 1996.
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